Major Philosophies of Education

Progressivism supports the idea that students should _____.

• A. learn from observation

• B. learn from textbooks

• C. engage students in real-world problem-solving activities

• D. remember information

How is behaviorism affecting education?

• A. With the behaviorist method, students become receptive to what the teacher presented to them and became passive.

• B. Students will be able to reason clearly and form critical-thinking skills in their minds.

• C. According to behaviorists, if teachers give praise or rewards whenever pupils exhibit desired behavior, they will eventually learn to act appropriately on their own.

The Philippine Elementary School Curriculum gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. What is the philosophical basis for this?

• A. Pragmatism

• B. Perennialism

• C. Essentialism

• D. Existentialism

Which is not a constructivist view of learning?

• A. Learning is as such conceptual schemas.

• B. Learning is an active meaning making process.

• C. New learning based on learners previous learning.

• D. Learning is facilitated by social interaction.

Constructivism Is a learning theory based on __________.

• A. Development psychology

• B. Evolutionary psychology

• C. Cognitive psychology

• D. Occupational psychology

1. In constructivism theory, students learn meaningfully and effectively when teacher uses  _____approach for teaching-learning.

• A. Behavioristic

• B. Constructive

• C.Decontextualized

• D. Mechanical

Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day, longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?

• A. Perennialist

• B. Essentialist

• C. Progressivist

• D. Existentialist

R ensures to put a certain amount of his monthly earnings in the bank. At the end of the school  year, he used all his savings  in visiting places  rich of cultural heritages rather than of buying  expensive clothes, jewelery, and latest gadgets. This shows that Teacher R is an advocate of what kind of philosophy?

• A.  Pragmatism

• B.  Perennialism

• C.  Naturalism

• D.  Essentialism

A curriculum should only include those that have survived the test of time and combine the symbols of literature, history, and mathematics. Thus, curriculum like this contains values that are constant and universal. What philosophy describes this kind of curriculum?

• A. Idealism

• B. Perennialism

• C. Humanism

• D. Essentialism